Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Urne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Urne and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Urne

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Urne:
  • 44.498578, -91.892385
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Urne

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Buffalo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
  • Since Urne is near Pepin County and also Wabasha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pepin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Urne

Curious and Interesting Names Near Urne ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cream
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cream is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream
• Devils Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Devils Corner is located in Pepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
• Kellogg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>
• Laneville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Laneville is located in Pepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
• Maple Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Springs is located in Wabasha County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
• Maxville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maxville is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
• Nelson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
• Porcupine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Porcupine is located in Pepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
• Reads Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <1>
• Red Cedar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Cedar is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar
• Tell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tell is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell

How Far From Urne to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Urne to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Urne and extending to:

• Alma, which is the Seat of Buffalo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Urne to Alma, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'